Historical FigureMale
Hubert Humphrey
1911 – 1978
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. was an American politician who served from 1965 to 1969 as the 38th vice president of the United States. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and from 1971 to 1978. As a senator, he was a major leader of modern liberalism in the United States. As President Lyndon B. Johnson's vice president, he supported the controversial Vietnam War. An intensely divided Democratic Party nominated him in the 1968 presidential election, which he narrowly lost to Republican nominee Richard Nixon.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 27, 1911
Wallace
Date of death
January 13, 1978
Waverly
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
politicianpharmacisttrade unionistmayor
Awards & honours
Presidential Medal of FreedomFreedom AwardCongressional Gold Medalhonorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University
- Field and occupation
- lekárnik, Spojené štáty americké
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